Our Updated Statistics

Months trying to conceive: 48
Cycles on Clomid or injectibles: 22
Months on progesterone: 31
IUI Cycles: 4
IVF Attempts: 3
Pregnancies: 5
Miscarriages: 4
Unborn Angels: 9
Children at Home: 1
Dollars invested: A mind-blowing number.
Tears shed: Countless.
Being a parent: Priceless.

Our Journey

If you're wondering what the journey looks like for someone diagnosed with infertility, here are some numbers that may be helpful. Although everyone's road is different, our statistics look like this:

Months actively trying to conceive: 41
Natural cycles (without meds): 13
Cycles on Clomid: 12
Months on Clomid and injectibles: 2
Cycles on serious injectible medications: 9
IUI Cycles with injectible follicle stimulation meds: 4
In Vitro Fertilization attempts: 2
Frozen Embryo Transfers: cycle in process
Months on post-ovulatory progesterone treatments: 30
Pregnancies: 4
Miscarriages: 3
Children at home: 1
Unborn Angels: 6
Dollars invested in fertility treatments: A mind-blowing number.
Tears shed during infertility struggles: Countless.
Being a parent: Priceless.

The Long Road

Over the past few years, friends have asked me exactly how infertility is defined. If you're like me, you hear the term and have a vague idea...but you don't consult WebMD or Dr. Koop until it becomes personal.

Here's what Webster says: in·fer·til·i·ty (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n. Absent or diminished fertility; the persistent inability to conceive a child. Although that's a pretty good start, the medical diagnosis is more precise. According to medical professionals, infertility is the failure of a couple to naturally conceive a pregnancy after trying to do so for at least one full year.

If you're wondering what the journey looks like, here are some numbers that may be helpful. Although everyone's road is different, our statistics look like this:

Months actively trying to conceive: 39
Natural cycles (no meds): 12
Cycles on Clomid: 12
Months on Clomid and injectibles: 2
Cycles on serious injectible medications: 6
IUI Cycles with injectible follicle stimulation meds: 4
IVF treatments: 1, going on 2
Months on post-ovulatory progesterone treatments: 29
Pregnancies: 4
Miscarriages: 3
Children at home: 1
Dollars invested in fertility treatments: A mind-blowing number.
Tears shed during infertility struggles: Countless.
Being a parent: Priceless.